LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dērōsus

dērōsus (feminine dērōsa, neuter dērōsum)
Classical[deːˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[deˈrɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivegnawed away, nibbled

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedērōsusdērōsadērōsum
genitivedērōsīdērōsaedērōsī
dativedērōsōdērōsaedērōsō
accusativedērōsumdērōsamdērōsum
ablativedērōsōdērōsādērōsō
vocativedērōsedērōsadērōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedērōsīdērōsaedērōsa
genitivedērōsōrumdērōsārumdērōsōrum
dativedērōsīsdērōsīsdērōsīs
accusativedērōsōsdērōsāsdērōsa
ablativedērōsīsdērōsīsdērōsīs
vocativedērōsīdērōsaedērōsa

dē-rōsus, a, um, Part. [derodo, not in use],
I. gnawed away, nibbled: clipeos a muribus, * Cic. Div. 1, 44, 99: vitis a cochleis, Plin. 11, 37, 62, § 164: ficus a locustis, id. 17, 25, 38, § 241.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindērōsus

Latin dē- Latin rōsus Latin dērōsus From dē- + rōsus (“gnawed”).

Quick answers

What does dērōsus mean in Latin?
dērōsus, a adjective, means “gnawed away, nibbled”.
How do you pronounce dērōsus?
In classical Latin, [deːˈroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈrɔː.s̬us].
Where does dērōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dērōsus.